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Information Dissemination During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh
Abu Sayed,Md. Ziaul Haque,Mahmud Md. Rifat 한국과학기술정보연구원 2022 Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice Vol.10 No.4
The main aim of this study is to identify the role of information dissemination on urban and rural citizens of Bangladesh duringthe COVID-19 pandemic and the role of misinformation in this process. The study also aimed at finding appropriate countermisinformation strategies regarding COVID-19. An online questionnaire was prepared to collect the viewpoints of the urban andrural citizens of Bangladesh regarding dissemination of information during COVID-19, misinformation regarding COVID-19, andcounter misinformation strategies. Along with demographic and general information, a five-point Likert scale was used to measureCOVID-19 related misinformation beliefs and how to counter them. Chi square tests were used to determine the associationbetween current residency, information sources, the importance of information dissemination, reactions after getting COVIDrelated information, and evaluative steps after getting information and before disseminating it. Additionally, nonparametricMann–Whitney U and Kruskal–Wallis tests were conducted to know the significance of difference in respondents’ assessment onCOVID-19 related misinformation in terms of their demographic characteristics. Cronbach’s alpha score was obtained to see thereliability of the questionnaire items. The current study reveals that both urban and rural citizens of Bangladesh are influencedby information dissemination regarding COVID-19 and they have lower level of misinformation belief. The respondents havedifferences in misinformation belief by different demographic groups. Respondents’ educational status, information literacy,sources of getting information, and evaluative steps after getting information have significant differences in misinformation belief. The study also noticed the support of respondents for countering misinformation strategies regarding COVID-19.
Information Dissemination During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Bangladesh
Sayed, Abu,Haque, Md. Ziaul,Mahmud, Md. Rifat Korea Institute of Science and Technology Informat 2022 Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice Vol.10 No.4
The main aim of this study is to identify the role of information dissemination on urban and rural citizens of Bangladesh during the COVID-19 pandemic and the role of misinformation in this process. The study also aimed at finding appropriate counter misinformation strategies regarding COVID-19. An online questionnaire was prepared to collect the viewpoints of the urban and rural citizens of Bangladesh regarding dissemination of information during COVID-19, misinformation regarding COVID-19, and counter misinformation strategies. Along with demographic and general information, a five-point Likert scale was used to measure COVID-19 related misinformation beliefs and how to counter them. Chi square tests were used to determine the association between current residency, information sources, the importance of information dissemination, reactions after getting COVID related information, and evaluative steps after getting information and before disseminating it. Additionally, nonparametric Mann-Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests were conducted to know the significance of difference in respondents' assessment on COVID-19 related misinformation in terms of their demographic characteristics. Cronbach's alpha score was obtained to see the reliability of the questionnaire items. The current study reveals that both urban and rural citizens of Bangladesh are influenced by information dissemination regarding COVID-19 and they have lower level of misinformation belief. The respondents have differences in misinformation belief by different demographic groups. Respondents' educational status, information literacy, sources of getting information, and evaluative steps after getting information have significant differences in misinformation belief. The study also noticed the support of respondents for countering misinformation strategies regarding COVID-19.